WCR Community Radio

About WCR Community Radio

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Frequencies & locations:

• FM – 105.5 FM in Warminster and the surrounding area
• Online – Listen live online through Radio Player UK

WCR Community Radio is a genuine Warminster station, not a generic playlist with a local badge stuck on it. The station launched on 1 April 1996 and grew from an idea for a hospital radio service into a full community radio project for Warminster and the immediate surrounding area. Its story includes years of restricted service broadcasts, fundraising, local volunteer effort and campaigning before the station began full broadcasting on 1 April 2012.

The station’s output is built around the local area, with community news, events, local information, charity updates, education features, arts programming and music across a wide range of styles. WCR’s own key commitments describe a service for Warminster and nearby communities, with music including pop, classical, jazz, country, world music and soul, plus local and unsigned artists. That gives the station a broad, useful local sound rather than locking it into one narrow format.

WCR also matters because it has a proper volunteer and community backbone. The station provides locally produced output, gives members of the community a route into broadcasting, and has built a strong local presence from Civic Centre Studios in Warminster. For listeners in Warminster, West Wiltshire and nearby villages, WCR is the kind of station that still does the unglamorous but important local-radio work: local voices, local events, local updates and a sense that the town is actually being heard.

Notable Presenters & Shows

Barry Mole, one of WCR’s founders and the station’s Managing Director, still appears on the weekday breakfast show after founding the station back in 1996. Lindsey Smith wakes listeners up on the weekday breakfast show and is listed as Assistant Station Manager. Andrew Robinson, the Station Manager, hosts Community Chest on Saturdays with local information and Warminster-focused features. Rob Livingstone presents folk on Mondays, Through the Years on Saturdays and a Sunday mix show. Oliver Head presents Rockcetera on Thursdays, Kate Bosworth hosts Dark Train with experimental electronic music, Dave Hardwick brings rock, indie and metal on Wednesday evenings, Alan Benson covers classical and blues, and Big Jimmy is WCR’s rock and blues specialist.

Notable shows & presenters are:

• Barry Mole: Founder of WCR and Managing Director, still heard entertaining listeners on the weekday breakfast show.
• Lindsey Smith: Assistant Station Manager and weekday breakfast presenter, waking listeners up the Warminster way.
• Andrew Robinson: Station Manager and host of Community Chest, a Saturday programme focused on what is worth knowing in Warminster.
• Rob Livingstone: Presenter of several WCR programmes, including folk on Mondays, Through the Years on Saturdays and a Sunday afternoon mix show.
• Oliver Head: Presenter of Rockcetera on Thursday evenings and one of WCR’s Duty Producers.
• Kate Bosworth: Presenter of Dark Train, WCR’s experimental electronic music programme on Monday nights.
• Dave Hardwick: Presenter of rock, indie and metal anthems on Wednesday evenings.
• Alan Benson: WCR presenter known for classical and blues programming on Wednesdays.
• Big Jimmy: WCR’s resident rock and blues specialist, presenting a Tuesday evening show.
• Yolande Jeanes: Saturday morning presenter with weekend music, events information and the mystery voice.
• Paul Hunter: Saturday afternoon presenter with hand-picked music, Five Second Intros and the Wonder Years.
• Heather Robinson: Presenter of Radio Therapy on Thursday evenings and WCR’s Membership Secretary.

Contact Information

Official website:
https://www.wcrfm.org.uk/

Studio email:
management@wcrfm.org.uk

Studio / station:
01985 846111

Postal address:
WCR Community Radio
Civic Centre Studios
Sambourne Road
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 8LB
United Kingdom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warminstercrfm/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warminstercommunityradio/

X / Twitter: https://x.com/wcrfm

WCR Community Radio FAQ

What is WCR Community Radio?
WCR Community Radio is a Warminster community radio station broadcasting local news, music, events, interviews, community information and specialist programmes for Warminster and the surrounding area.

Where is WCR Community Radio based?
WCR Community Radio is based at Civic Centre Studios, Sambourne Road, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8LB.

Can I listen to WCR Community Radio online?
Yes. You can listen to WCR Community Radio live online through Radio Player UK.

What music does WCR Community Radio play?
WCR Community Radio broadcasts a wide range of music including pop, classical, jazz, country, world music, soul, rock, folk, blues, indie and specialist local programming.

Does WCR Community Radio broadcast on FM?
Yes. WCR Community Radio broadcasts on 105.5 FM for Warminster and the surrounding area, as well as online.